Garden tool



Sept. 25, 1928. 1,685,217

E. P. GUTHRIE GARDEN TOOL Filed Aug. '2, 1925 Patented Sept. 25, 1928. pi r i UNITED s'rrEs PATENT OFFICE- EUGENE P. GUTHRIE; 01? DALLAS, TEXAS.

GARDEN TOOL.

Application filed August 7, 1925. Serial No. 48,848.

This invention relates to improvements of rectangular shape. A threadedstud 20 50 in garden tools and has for an object the extends from theboss. U provision of means for removably securing a The blade 12 isprovided with an opening blade or the like to a handle, so that a single21 of a size and shape; to conform to the handle will suiiic'e for anumber of diiferent boss 19 so that the latter may engage the blades ortools and thus reduce the cost of walls of the opening 21 andpreventrotary the tools, movement of the blade with respect to theAnother object of the invention istheprohandle. The thickness of theblade 12 "is vision of means for removably securing the slightly greaterthan the depth of the boss W blade to the handle in a novel manner, theso that a binding nut 22 may be placed upon construction affording atool which is efthe stud 'to bind against the outer face (30 ficient inuse and will permit of the ready of the-blade and securely hold thelatter in removal and attachment of blades and tools position. The nut22 is provided with a of various kinds.- wrench engaging portion 23 anda radially With the above and other objects in view, disposed bladeengaging flange. j

the invention further includes the following It will be apparent fromthe foregoing G5 novel features and details of construction, descriptionand accompanying drawings that to be hereinafter more fully described,illusthe invention provides asimple and efiicient trated in theaccompanying drawings and means for removably attaching ablade or 20pointed out in the appended claim. tool to a handle so that a number ofdiffer In the drawings entbladesor tools with a single handle will 70Figure 1 is a fragmentaryview partly 1n provide a plurality of differenttools.

section illustrating the invention. The invention is susceptible ofvarious Figure 2 is a fragmentary perspective changes in its form,proportions and minor 25 view with the parts separated. details. ofconstruction and the right is here'- Figures 3 and 4 are views of diflefn in reserved to make such changes as properly. ?5 types of blades; fallwithin the scope of the appended claim.

Referring to the drawings in detailwhere Having described the inventionwhat is in like characters of reference denote corlai d ,j p yresponding parts, the handle of the tool 1s "In a garden tool thecombination with a lDCllCRtCCl It 10 and is provided at 0118 6nd handleprovided with a ferrule to prevent 80 with a tapered ferrule 11. Thetool: 12 splitting of the end of the handle, a shank which may be of anydesired type Such as having a threaded extension having a taa subsoilerblade ShOWn in Fig 3 a pered. end penetrating axially through the i108blade SllOWll in Figure 4, designed to end of the handle with a,shoulder at the be removably attached to the handle. For b f th t i th df th h k s5 this purpose there is provided a ooupllng opposite theextension having a rectangular in the form of a shank 1 1 which'hasextendb ith a Screw t d t di f th 7 ing from one end a screw 15, thelatter havf f the boss, a plate having an opening 40 a threadedengagement with the handle corresponding i Shape t fit th b th 10 AShOuldeI 16 is formed at the lunctllle boss being of less thickness thanthe thick- .90 of the shank and screw d this 81101116161 is nessoftlieplate, and av nut threadedly en- Sufficient diameter tolengage the 6of gaging the stud to clamp the plate to a flat the ferrule S0 that theedge O1E the lZtttBI Will face 3:1; the end 0f the hank at a point closeform a'wear ring or washer against which 1 dj c t th b f th boss, th r bthe end of the Shank y y g g holding the plate rigidand against'turning.,95

' The opposite end of the shank is provided I te timony whereof I afiixmy signature. with a head 17 having an outerflat face 18, v V v I whileextending from this face is a boss 19 EUGENE P. GUTHRIE.

